It does not make any sense. Christians are supposed to turn their lives away from sin. God spoke to moses in the book of Leviticus and told him all of the sexual sins. "HOMOSEXUALITY" or a man laying down with another man as he would a woman is stated as being an abomination a hated sin. So for ayone that is gay and claims to be a christian you are lying to yourself
2006-10-05 15:38:39 · 27 answers · asked by Brandon B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Why should i just sit and let them push they're opinions and views on me and my kids and not say anything about it. people say its ok to be gay but when people say its wrong then all of the sudden they are gay bashing... bull s h i t
2006-10-05 15:48:07 · update #1
And to the people that say i am judging i am not i am asking a question... part of christianity is trying to remove yourself from sin but if you are doing these things how can u claim to be christian. Just saying that you are christian does not make you a christian. It doesnt matter anyway the only people that with respond to this question will be liberals and tell me how much of a jerk i am
2006-10-05 15:53:29 · update #2
Yeah, if you're retarded.
2006-10-05 15:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Lorin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't consider an opinion gay bashing, but I don't agree with your views.... here's why:
Everyone sins... whether it's playing football, masterbating, or cheating on a spouse, it's a sin... so why focus on just one? Condemn the entire planet, because at this rate, we're all going to hell.
The same Bible that condemns homosexuality also forbids the wearing of garments of wool and linen blends (so that shirt you've got on is a sin, buddy) Leviticus 19:19
And the same Bible that condemns homosexuality also forbids touching the skin of a dead pig (so you can never play football again or eat a delicious Christmas ham, sorry!) Leviticus 11:7-8
Although we don't agree, I love God and Jesus, or CHRIST, which makes me a CHRISTIAN
2006-10-06 12:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by Phedre D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you call yourself a Christian while quoting Levitical law. When God sent His only son to die for our sins, He offered those who chose to believe a new covenant. The Old Testament is practially moot for Christians.
But since you brought up Lev. let's talk about 'abominations' in the book. If you eat shellfish or wear clothes made from two separate fibers, or sow one field with two or more types of crops, those are all 'abominations.'
For a more modern approach, many biblical scholars now believe that the word that is most often translated as homosexual, really should be translated as 'temple prostitute.' Or someone who has ritualistic sex as part of a spiritual ceremony. Mostly considered a "pagan" practice.
If you believe that God created mankind in His image, and God is love, then how can you believe that love, whatever form it takes, is 'against God.'
God bless.
2006-10-06 09:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by big_bookworm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have to disagree with you. I am a heterosexual, and a Christian. The basis of my Christianity is my relationship with God. I know very well what Leviticus says, and if you feel you need to keep the Old Law, by all means do.
However, I just can't understand how someone could read the teachings and life of Jesus and honestly justify the rantings you just wrote. I came 'back' to Christianity because of the teachings of love and forgiveness. If someone tells me they accept Jesus, and I see love in their life and not hate, they are my brother or sister. For me, it's that simple, and very easy to live with.
2006-10-05 23:20:39 · answer #4 · answered by dave 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you mentioned Leviticus, I take it from your question that you abide by ALL the books and laws of the Old Testament. I assume then, that you never eat shell fish or pork, that you advocate the stoning of adulturers, disobediant children and those who work on the Sabbath. Obviously you regard women who are menstruating as "unclean" and would require widows to marry their late husband's brother. Further, I suspect you are fine with owning slaves (as long as they come from neighboring countries), that you burn bulls on an altar as a sacrifice, that you never wear clothing made of 'blends', that you are opposed to farmers planting two different crops in the same field or men who cut their hair.......I could go on and on.
I suspect, actually, that you don't hold bigoted beliefs about gay people because of the Bible; rather, you use the Bible to justify your bigotry. Otherwise you would follow ALL the rules I have mentioned above (all found in the Bible) and many, many more without exception. I think you are lying to YOURSELF.
2006-10-05 23:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Didn't God create man in HIS image? Doesn't that mean that God is gay, straight, black, white, muslin, christian, and everything else?
Doesn't your sacred bible also say, "judge not lest ye be judged", as well as "let he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone"?
How DARE you get so self-righteous to tell any of God's children that they are sinners... you should be ashamed. Gay Christians are having a bad enough time trying to deal with their sexuality (the way God MADE them) while maintaining their faith- they don't need an idiot like you preaching in their face.
2006-10-06 14:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by pceej 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your view on christianity is flawed. It is not about removing yourself from sin but about living your life inline with my 10 commendments. Sin is a manmade concept. By this very question you have shown that you are incapable of doing so. Also a gay man does not lie with a man as a woman, he lies with a man as a man in full knowledge of all his manlyness. There is a difference in solical concepts since the bible was written, if you cannot factor that in then you are truely beyond help!.
2006-10-05 23:26:48 · answer #7 · answered by God 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So this means, anyone who's ever committed adultery can't claim Christianity?Anyone who's ever stolen something? Anyone who's ever gotten a divorce? These are all written sins in the Bible. God loves us all,we are all one in the same. Why? Because in the end, we all die and in the begining we are all born. I'm straight, and honestly don't have too many homosexual friends, but I can't stand it when they are judged the way you have judged them. If you were really Christian, you wouldn't judge your brother, as the bible tells us not to.
2006-10-05 22:46:45 · answer #8 · answered by *Juicy Princess* 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
By the Old Testament you can't. Homosexuality in the Old Testament was punishable by death. However, most people claim that since Jesus freed his people from the law and told us to love one another, it's all okay.
I don't see how Christians deal with this kind of contradiction. Jesus and God are supposed to be parts of the same person, right? And God is supposedly the same yesterday, today and forever. So how can he be this super cuddly God of love in the New Testament? I mean, anyone who has read the Old Testament knows that this is one mean sob. He urged his people to genocide and ritualistic murder, and actually turned away from them when they didn't want to do it. This to me is one of the major contradictions of modern christianity.
2006-10-05 22:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
How can you judge others, and preach hatred, bigotry, discrimination, and therefore violence against LGBT people and claim to be a 'christian' too? Oh I get it - it's ironic - you're just a hypocrite.
So for anyone that claims to be a 'christian' and does not work for tolerance, peace and equality, you are lying to yourself and everyone else. WWJD?
2006-10-06 11:34:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can love be a SIN?
A good and honest man CAN love another man (not only sex), this can not be a SIN.
The narrow mindedness of most of the churches are to blame for this thinking and the believers are not thinkers.
2006-10-05 22:59:47 · answer #11 · answered by Daniel D 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋